English → Latin
“barren” in Latin
īnfēcundusunfruitful, infertilesterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futileopīmusfat, rich, plump, corpulent; fertile, fruitful (land)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
barren
infecundus (in reference to procreative power; also to the soil: opposed to fecundus): sterilis (ta reference to productive power, what bears no fruit; also of the soil, of the year: opposed to fertilis, and [in reference to the soil] opimus. Fig., in reference to the female sex).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for barren?
- The usual Latin words for “barren” are īnfēcundus, sterilis, opīmus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.